Step 1:
The first step to converting 6561.8875 to a fraction is to re-write 6561.8875 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 6561.8875 can be written as simply 6561.8875/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 6561.8875, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 6561.8875/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 6561.8875/1 each by 10000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 6561.8875 as a fraction:
59057/9 / 1